The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1887-11-08
Thc "t.iobc Democrat" and
TEXAS.

iUliltP ma DtcH III D'' iENui' i~'Nhbl
aud has been whispering some great
truths into the great ear OF the great
religious dailyw hich that,psper with a
greatness. peculiar to itself admits and
comments on IN spirit OF patriotism
which is catholic aud excessively com
mendablc, Mr.. Exall told the Globe.
Democrat how many people and how
many acres of titled laud we had in
1s1O and how much,we have today,
and compared the rate OF increase
with Colorado and Kansas, aud 1T was
found that Texas has been running
two miles to the one of any other or
rather OF all other competitors. All
tni- the Globe Democrat admits but
SAYS That with all this Texas is "need-
lessly and ludicrously Democratic
Th4t il wittily said and We enjoyed .
hearty laugh over it but may not this
very ludicrously democratic prepon-
dcrance sustain the relation of cause
to tui, prosperity If not that then
it may that Of effect. Any.
how, it seems to be lneXtricably
mixed up with it in some way
and perhaps it may be
the nilsson OF the Globe-DemoCrat
20 unraycl tho taugle. But viii The
HAMMER be pardoncd il il gently
oilers to assist its great cotempo-
rary little in this thing
The Globe Democrat ought neither
to forget or ignore the fact that Texas
is one Of the states of UNION in
which there were enough democrats
to elect Grover Cleveland president
over James G.. Blaine, and the Texas
Office in that battle was not ludi-
,rous one, surely no, yet needless
one. IL took her vote to do that.
Then IT has been known for good
ma Y years that TeNss has been
throwing the largest democratic ma
orities Of any OF the states, and still
lie people persist ia docking here
with their money, enterprise and ill.,
to far greater extent
han they 20 TO either Colorado or
I4n.as where this luiicrous demo-
ratio prepondorauce does not exist.
ow, if the Globe. Democrat is pant
NJ with the srdor of its loyal devo-
ion to Texas, with these facts before
Is eyes, it Will pray long aud ear
lesty tor the continuous growth of
reXan democracy. and it will be
ound on the broad field
Of general philanthropy doing Its
level best TO force democrs-
cy down the throats of the Colorado
ans as well as the kansans. This
would be reason and logic both. But
we have lively fear that the Globe
Democrat is not entirely honest in all
this The Globe Democrat has al
idea that the people of Texas are
rddc, ignorant, brutal and all that is
bad. That its old men are drunkards
and imbeCiles, that its young men are
and spend their days in
riding tiercely over the land shooting
down innocent strangers and in dig
giDg their horses to pieces with
huge Changing Mexican spurs. That
is the common idea aud the Globe.
Democrat has had more to do in
building it up than any other paper.
lit will stop and think that old men
who are drunken vagabonds and
young men engaged as above do not
make a million and halt OF bales of
cotton per year, do not raise clip and
make more wool than any other peO-
pie, do not raise more cattle aud
horses than any other state do not
build more miles OF railroads
more towns villages and cities, more
school and church houses than any
other-it will have no difficulty in ar
irving ut the conclusion that 1t has
been wrong all along ~ to Texas and
her democracy both.
Now we havn't the shadow of a
doubt but the Globe Democrat can be
convinced in this thing but we do
doubt if its fraukucss and candor are
equal to the terrible strain OF saying
so. IL has been habit with it tor so
long to sneor at the Texan democracy
that we doubt if it is equal to the
task of throwing over habit
for long enough to do great act Of
justice which this would represent,
We all not be disappointed if it doe;
not, for really we do not expect it
Tho growth OF Texas has indeed been
most wonderful, but the growth OF
the knowledge of the causes OF hel
prosperity in the mind of the Globe.
Democrat has not kept step with thi,